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Microsoft Ends Windows 7 Support in 2020, companies can buy security updates up-to 2023
If you're still on Windows 7, Microsoft will be ending support for it in 2020. Organizations, however, can purchase an extended contract for support.
Through the way of extra dough, all of the sudden support will continue to provide paid support for Windows 7 until January 2023, including security updates. This scheme is called Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) and will be per device, also that contract price will increase each year. The Extended Security Updates will be available for Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Enterprise customers with Volume Licensing. Also, Office 365 ProPlus will be supported on devices with an active Windows 7 ESU subscription till 2023. Customers that are in the ESU program will be able to continue to use the Office suite this way.
Though Windows 10 is closing in, Windows 7 actually still has a market share of nearly 40%.
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Microsoft releases updates to patch issues with previously released security patches - 07/23/2018 08:10 AM
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Well, that took less long than expected, it seems Microsoft quickly announced its Surface Go, a 10" Surface Tablet after the leak yesterday, a 4G version will be added later this year. ...
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#5583140 Posted on: 09/10/2018 07:09 PM
I've used 10 since day one, and never really understood the backlash against it. People call it spyware because it logs user data, and yet they have no problems with banks logging their financial data. Go figure.
I really dont understand why people stick with w7 and dont use w10. Why? In my opinion w10 is a fine OS...
I've used 10 since day one, and never really understood the backlash against it. People call it spyware because it logs user data, and yet they have no problems with banks logging their financial data. Go figure.
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#5583147 Posted on: 09/10/2018 07:21 PM
I don't like upgrading. I always format and install fresh. Currently, I've got a bunch of game saves on my machine I don't want to lose, but I'm lazy and don't want to spend time backing everything up. Windows 7 has been working just fine for games, and my gaming PC serves no other function.
Been using 10 on my work laptop for 18 months, and it's fine. I have no problem with it, but I'm also doing the same things with it that I have been for twenty years. Aside from the ability to snap applications to either side of the screen, I don't think they've added a single feature I've used in years.
I really dont understand why people stick with w7 and dont use w10. Why? In my opinion w10 is a fine OS...
I don't like upgrading. I always format and install fresh. Currently, I've got a bunch of game saves on my machine I don't want to lose, but I'm lazy and don't want to spend time backing everything up. Windows 7 has been working just fine for games, and my gaming PC serves no other function.
Been using 10 on my work laptop for 18 months, and it's fine. I have no problem with it, but I'm also doing the same things with it that I have been for twenty years. Aside from the ability to snap applications to either side of the screen, I don't think they've added a single feature I've used in years.
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#5583179 Posted on: 09/10/2018 09:14 PM
umm. RHEL? RHEL6 has a support cycle of 14years. From version 3 and up etch version has atlest 11 of years of support.
RHEL 5 was released all they way back in March 2007 and is still supported until 2020.
And before anyone claims RHEL is a a server OS, they have a workstation/desktop version.
Yeah. Good luck with using RHEL for a desktop PC where multimedia and gaming is important. The software you get with RHEL was already outdated when it first came out. By now it's so old, it's not even funny.
umm. RHEL? RHEL6 has a support cycle of 14years. From version 3 and up etch version has atlest 11 of years of support.
RHEL 5 was released all they way back in March 2007 and is still supported until 2020.
And before anyone claims RHEL is a a server OS, they have a workstation/desktop version.
Yeah. Good luck with using RHEL for a desktop PC where multimedia and gaming is important. The software you get with RHEL was already outdated when it first came out. By now it's so old, it's not even funny.
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#5583268 Posted on: 09/11/2018 02:19 AM
They have it. It's called LTSB.
M$ better prepare desktop version of Win10 without malware, bloatware and spyware by then to successfully replace Win7.
They have it. It's called LTSB.
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I've said this what feels like a 1000 times. If you are willing to spend a bit of time and effort into Win10 then like me you basically have Win7 with DX12. Win10 once doctored is the best OS i've ever seen so far.
You don't even have to do much since there's already programs out there that return Win10 to what ever flavor you like. With a few clicks i can turn my OS to XP win7 win8 or back to 10.
My current set up reads..> Visual style: Aero 8 menu + Windows 10 taskbar + win7_54.bmp button.